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10 – Purebred PIGEON
African Owls are a breed I keep myself and I was pleased to see
some nice birds present. A few of the Whites I thought could have
been slightly smaller and the heads rounder, but I found a real doll of
a Black hen belonging to Renjith K Devraj, Thiruvalla. She was very
small, very round head and stood nicely all the time.
The Muffed Tumblers had a lot of birds with the wrong beak
setting and long beaks, some even badly needing a trim. A few Whites
were slightly better, but had more of an oval head shape rather than
Grand Champion Old German Cropper - exhibitor Saravan
Grand Champion African Owl- Black Hen - exhibitor Renjith Thiruvalla
round and weak in beaks. But there were a couple of birds that stood
out. A Black hen and Black cock which for me was an easy winner.
This cock was nice size and had the correct round head and straight
set beak looking straight out. This bird belonged to Arjun Kannur.
Sami judged many breeds and we then judged a few breeds
together. Lahores were a big class and after our combined effort we
chose a nice Yellow as champion.
As you would expect, there were many Indian Fantails for
Grand Champion Lahore - Yellow - exhibitor Afsal Bhatkal